Halo 4 marks the start of an epic new saga within the award-winning Halo universe. The Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter developed by 343 Industries. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the Chief returns to battle against an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation...the universe will never be the same. Four years after the events of Halo 3, the Master Chief returns in this award-winning first-person shooter. Battle through the campaign and explore the Forerunner planet, Requiem, as the Chief faces off with an ancient evil. Test your skills against familiar Covenant foes and new Promethean enemies in solo mode or with up to three friends on split-screen. With Xbox Live Gold Membership, access the online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions.
ShooterActionScience fictionWarfarealienszombiesvehicular combatmechpvpmilitaryepisodicfuturisticspaceshipspaceachievementsartificial intelligencePC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Earnest, epic, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- 343 Industries
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
- Released
- November 6, 2012
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Engine
- Halo Reach
IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 556 ratings.
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